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Crime and Punishment (1948 Lev Gleason) comic books

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    Crime and Punishment (1948 Lev Gleason) 30 CGC 5.0

    Paper: White

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    Starts Apr 4

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Tony DiPreta, C. H. Moore, Carl Wessler, George Tuska, Fred Kida, Fred Guardineer, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. A cop tracks a deported killer to Sicily and finds that his lawless work continues. A detective dares the reader to figure out who killed the advance man for a carnival, in a whodunit with multiple clues and an upside-down panel for the answer. The Suspect; How They Were Trapped; Mob In Exile; On the Level; Death Takes a Ride!; Our Police Hall of Fame; This'll Kill Ya!; The Sergeant's Story. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Crime and Punishment (1948 Lev Gleason) 41 FR 1.0

    Full length spine split (taped). Cover oxidation. Water damage.

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    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Al McWilliams, Alex Kotsky, Fred Guardineer, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. A detective is assigned to catch the escaped convicts who've been leading cops on a nationwide chase. Feuding street kids in Hell's Kitchen grow up to work on opposite sides of the law, and their feud turns deadly. A comic that dares the reader to figure out the mysterious connection between safecrackers and a master jewel thief, in a whodunit with multiple clues and an upside-down panel for the answer. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Mission: Get 'Em!; Flight from Fury; A Time for Murder; The Cop from Hell's Kitchen; The Case of the Elusive Go-Between. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.